An FAO/WFP Crop and Livestock Assessment Mission visited Mongolia from 15 to 28 October 2017, prompted by the prolonged drought from mid-May to end-July that sharply reduced the 2017 crop output and depleted rangeland conditions, raising serious concerns over the [...]

Research and  webinar lead by Tufts University's Feinstein International Center and sponsored by USAID Center for Resilience.  Date: Tuesday 19 December Time: 9.00-10.00 EST (UTC/GMT -5) Much of the focus of resilience research and programming has focused on natural or environmental hazards, oftentimes overlooking [...]

The Red Palm Weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) is the most destructive pest of palms, causing widespread damage to several palm species in diverse agro-ecosystems worldwide. The RPW originates from South and Southeast Asia and is now spreading to nearly [...]

This webinar was the seventh of the Gender-Sensitive Social Protection Series, which was organized by IPC-IG, GIZ and FAO. Please join the Gender-Sensitive Social Protection online community if you are interested in following the most recent discussions on the topic. Throughout their lives, rural women face multiple risks [...]

This note focuses on the topic of forced migration in protracted crises, presenting the challenges and some possible approaches to address root causes of forced migration and support displaced and host populations, illustrated by case studies from FAO’s interventions in [...]